Author: Conviction Staff Reporter

Legal Aid SA is preparing for renewed industrial action by SALAWU from 19 October, with contingency measures aimed at limiting disruptions to legal services.

More details have emerged about the allegations against a pastor and two women accused of offences arising from an incident in which a four-month-old baby was allegedly killed, and the child’s mother raped. Pastor Caiphus Mkhawane, 36, Tsako Angel Makhubela, 25, and Amanda Manono Mnguni, 32, appeared briefly in the Atteridgeville Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 12 October 2026. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the allegations relate to an incident on 7 October, when Mkhawane, Makhubela and the victim travelled to the Hennops River under the pretext of performing religious rituals. The rituals were allegedly intended to free the…

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Grace Bible Church has pledged pastoral support after 17 people were killed in the Dora’s Tavern massacre in Wedela.